invasion of northern burma = = = the defeat at ng ##asa ##ung ##gy ##an broke the back of burmese defenses . the burmese army lost several thousand men as well as senior commanders . ka ##ung ##sin , the next fort inline , fell just six days later on 9 december 128 ##3 . the mongol sources say that the burmese lost 10 @ , @ 000 men at ka ##ung ##sin . the mongol armies pushed farther south into the ir ##ra ##wad ##dy valley . they took the ancient burmese capital of tag ##au ##ng , about 380 km north of pagan on 5 february 128 ##4 . there , the invaders paused their advance . they found the heat of the searing ir ##ra
invasion of northern burma = = = the defeat at ngasaunggyan broke the back of burmese defenses. the burmese army lost several thousand men as well as senior commanders. kaungsin, the next fort inline, fell just six days later on 9 december 1283. the mongol sources say that the burmese lost 10 @, @ 000 men at kaungsin. the mongol armies pushed farther south into the irrawaddy valley. they took the ancient burmese capital of tagaung, about 380 km north of pagan on 5 february 1284. there, the invaders paused their advance. they found the heat of the searing irra